Update: 10:40 a.m.: Manitowoc fire destroys garage, trees, vehicle

11:47 AM,
Nov. 29, 2012

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HTR Media

A fire destroyed a garage and an SUV at 628 N. Ninth St. early this morning, according to Battalion Chief Ken Cayemberg of the Manitowoc Fire Department.

A neighbor across the street reported the house was on fire at about 2:45 a.m., Cayemberg said. When firefighters arrived, they discovered "a tremendous amount of fire" but not involving the house. The structures on fire were a detached two-car garage, a covered roof area extending from the garage, and a shed adjacent to the garage, as well as a vehicle parked between the house and the garage, neighbors' fences and large trees on the property ...